tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941976044448685733.post6163699523655019197..comments2023-06-20T13:09:56.441+01:00Comments on Art and Artifice: Art scam or mail fraud? Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13355163599192206484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941976044448685733.post-70893422681383743322014-06-06T05:37:21.504+01:002014-06-06T05:37:21.504+01:00Also, it was the FBI, not the Postal Inspector tha...Also, it was the FBI, not the Postal Inspector that filed the case.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986634736024392358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941976044448685733.post-9807456431903170372014-06-06T05:36:33.237+01:002014-06-06T05:36:33.237+01:00Simone, in answer to your question, the criminal c...Simone, in answer to your question, the criminal case filed against Brugnara by the U.S. government would not preclude a civil lawsuit against Brugnara by the art dealer. Depending on the claims she may choose to bring she could have 3-6 years (this depends on the applicable statute of limitations) to file a lawsuit, and that case would be entirely independent of this one. As the events are quite recent, it's very likely (assuming he has money) that she will sue him in the future. <br /><br />Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986634736024392358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941976044448685733.post-66224138232706691932014-06-04T22:18:21.778+01:002014-06-04T22:18:21.778+01:00The fact that it's mail fraud indicates that t...The fact that it's mail fraud indicates that this is probably a US Postal Inspector case, not FBI. If he were charged with interstate transportation of stolen property--it would be FBI Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com